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The 2010 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, in the middle of Democratic President Barack Obama's first term. Republicans ended unified Democratic control of Congress and the presidency by winning a majority in the House of Representatives and gained seats in the Senate despite Democrats holding Senate control.
Although the sitting president's party usually loses seats in a midterm election, the 2010 election resulted in the highest losses by a party in a House midterm election since 1938, [6] [7] as well as the largest House swing since 1948. [8] In total, 52 House Democrats were defeated, including 34 freshman and sophomore representatives.
The 2010 United States state legislative elections were held on November 2, 2010, halfway through President Barack Obama's first term in office. Elections were held for 88 legislative chambers, with all states but Louisiana , Mississippi , New Jersey , and Virginia holding elections in at least one house.
2010 United States Senate elections ← 2008 November 2, 2010 [a] 2012 → 37 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate 51 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Leader Harry Reid Mitch McConnell Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat Nevada Kentucky Seats before 57 41 Seats after 51 47 Seat change 6 6 Popular vote 32,405,787 34,616,463 Percentage 45.1% 48.2% Seats up ...
Another school board candidate, Kristi Hardy, who’s challenging incumbent J.D. Grant in Zone 2, told the Statesman that information about Thomas’ court records from 2010 did not come directly ...
The special election took place concurrently with the regular election for the Senate seat held by Charles Schumer and the 2010 New York gubernatorial election. Due to this special election, 2010 marked the first time since the ratification of the 17th Amendment in 1913 that all of New York's six statewide offices were up for popular election ...
By November 18, he had indicated his intention to form a political action committee to run for Senate re-election in 2010. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] McCain confirmed his decision at a press conference in Phoenix, Arizona , on November 25, 2008, saying, "I intend to run again and will make an announcement at an appropriate time."
Haitian general election, 2010: Voters in Haiti go to the polls for a general election, amid confusion and disorganization resulting from the cholera epidemic and the aftermath of the January earthquake (AP via Google News) (Voice of America) 12 of the 18 candidates call for the election to be cancelled, alleging widespread voter fraud.